| Joe Bugner RIP 14:20 - Sep 1 with 798 views | onehunglow |
His biggest sin was beating Henry scooper
Went the distance twice with Ali
Died in Brisbane care home |  |
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| Joe Bugner RIP on 14:21 - Sep 1 with 786 views | KeithHaynes |
Missed that.
Hungarian originally ? |  |
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| Joe Bugner RIP on 14:33 - Sep 1 with 760 views | onehunglow |
| Joe Bugner RIP on 14:21 - Sep 1 by KeithHaynes |
Missed that.
Hungarian originally ? |
Yes he was Keith
Came as a genuine refugee after Russians inviting themselves into Budapest in tanks
He always felt he wasn’t fully welcomed here and seemed rather bitter
A limited fighter but a very big for the time one
Ali was near his peak then so he deserved credit
I remember seeing the cooper fight and he was booed to buggery
It was like abusing a national treasure
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| Joe Bugner RIP on 16:26 - Sep 1 with 695 views | theloneranger |
People close to him, always said he never punched his full weight again - after boxer Ulric Regis died from brain injuries soon after losing to Bugner in March 1969!!
Many people talk about him twice going the distance with Ali - but forget he also went the distance with Joe Frazier, Ron Lyle etc
He also fought in an era (1960's/1970's) when heavyweights fought 7/8/9/10 times a year.
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| Everyday above ground ... Is a good day! 😎 |
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| Joe Bugner RIP on 17:18 - Sep 1 with 661 views | majorraglan |
| Joe Bugner RIP on 16:26 - Sep 1 by theloneranger |
People close to him, always said he never punched his full weight again - after boxer Ulric Regis died from brain injuries soon after losing to Bugner in March 1969!!
Many people talk about him twice going the distance with Ali - but forget he also went the distance with Joe Frazier, Ron Lyle etc
He also fought in an era (1960's/1970's) when heavyweights fought 7/8/9/10 times a year.
RIP |
Well said, really good points that people forget about.
JB - RIP. | | | |
| Joe Bugner RIP on 19:02 - Sep 2 with 482 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
| Joe Bugner RIP on 14:33 - Sep 1 by onehunglow |
Yes he was Keith
Came as a genuine refugee after Russians inviting themselves into Budapest in tanks
He always felt he wasn’t fully welcomed here and seemed rather bitter
A limited fighter but a very big for the time one
Ali was near his peak then so he deserved credit
I remember seeing the cooper fight and he was booed to buggery
It was like abusing a national treasure
Same as as me too |
I recall it was either a split and decisions or narrow win. I like to think the boos were for the judges not Bugner himself. There was always the feeling back in the day that you had to rip the title away from the champion not nick it with a narrow decision. Having said that Cooper retired and did not demand a rematch from what I can remember.
There were some big tough guys in Cardiffs West Indian community at the time. Neville Meade was one and Winston Allen. JB went from Earnie Shavers to Winston Allen who not even Welsh sports fans knew [Post edited 2 Sep 19:08]
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| Joe Bugner RIP on 21:50 - Sep 2 with 435 views | onehunglow |
| Joe Bugner RIP on 19:02 - Sep 2 by ReslovenSwan1 |
I recall it was either a split and decisions or narrow win. I like to think the boos were for the judges not Bugner himself. There was always the feeling back in the day that you had to rip the title away from the champion not nick it with a narrow decision. Having said that Cooper retired and did not demand a rematch from what I can remember.
There were some big tough guys in Cardiffs West Indian community at the time. Neville Meade was one and Winston Allen. JB went from Earnie Shavers to Winston Allen who not even Welsh sports fans knew [Post edited 2 Sep 19:08]
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Earnie used to live nearby
Wife spoke to him
On the train several times
Lovely man taken too early [Post edited 3 Sep 10:12]
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| Joe Bugner RIP on 01:47 - Sep 3 with 389 views | Robbie |
Neville Mead was a lump of a boxer .
Very many years ago I seen him working as a care assistant locally for the elderly , nice one .
Did either Winston Allen or Neville Mead work the door at Barons many moons ago .
I have a faint recollection of some handy fellas at the bottom of the stairs .
My only concern was to navigate down them steps without going arris over elbow . | | | |
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| Joe Bugner RIP on 11:48 - Sep 3 with 315 views | onehunglow |
| Joe Bugner RIP on 01:47 - Sep 3 by Robbie |
Neville Mead was a lump of a boxer .
Very many years ago I seen him working as a care assistant locally for the elderly , nice one .
Did either Winston Allen or Neville Mead work the door at Barons many moons ago .
I have a faint recollection of some handy fellas at the bottom of the stairs .
My only concern was to navigate down them steps without going arris over elbow . |
Shavers was security for Liverpool doors
Suffice to say , the safest place in the City
I’ve actually spoke to complete strangers on our village here and humble ain’t the word
Looking at the size of his hands was enough to deter anyone
Only other similiarly secure club was Jim Mills in Widnes
Jim wasn’t one to annoy exactly | |
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